How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
Charles de GaulleTag: politics food cheese diversity divisiveness france
The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.
Frédéric BastiatTag: history philosophy liberal government france libertarian bastiat
(We loved Mother too, completely, but we were finding out, as Father was too, that it is good for parents and for children to be alone now and then with one another...the man alone or the woman, to sound new notes in the mysterious music of parenthood and childhood.)
That night I not only saw my Father for the first time as a person. I saw the golden hills and the live oaks as clearly as I have ever seen them since; and I saw the dimples in my little sister's fat hands in a way that still moves me because of that first time; and I saw food as something beautiful to be shared with people instead of as a thrice-daily necessity.
You are hard at work madam ," said the man near her.
Yes," Answered Madam Defarge ; " I have a good deal to do."
What do you make, Madam ?"
Many things."
For instance ---"
For instance," returned Madam Defarge , composedly ,
Shrouds."
The man moved a little further away, as soon as he could, feeling it mightily close and oppressive .
Tag: humor funny revolution france dickens mob rude shrouds
Thomas Jefferson asked himself “In what country on earth would you rather live ” He first answered “Certainly in my own where are all my friends my relations and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life.” But he continued “which would be your second choice ” His answer “France.
Thomas JeffersonYes, sir, there are things to see and do on the French Riviera without spending money.
Robert A. HeinleinTo my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.
Pierre-Auguste RenoirTag: inspirational art paris france impressionism impressionist
some trillions of years ago a sloppy, dirty giant flicked grease from his fingers. One of those gobs of grease is our universe on its way to the floor. Splat!
Brion GysinTag: france english british burroughs brion gysin
Man is a bad animal....
Brion GysinTag: france english british burroughs brion gysin
They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together.
F. Scott FitzgeraldTag: wealth france polo richness
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